We felt as if our Christmas was being canceled last year. Actually,
our flight to see family in Missouri was canceled due to snow. It’s
been our tradition for quite a few years to celebrate Christmas with
them, so we were greatly disappointed when we only got as far as
Minnesota and had to return home to Michigan.
On Sunday, in a message we would have missed, our pastor spoke about
expectations for Christmas. He caught my attention when he said, “If our
expectations for Christmas are gifts and time with family, we have set
our expectations too low. Those are enjoyable and things we’re thankful
for, but Christmas is the celebration of the coming of Christ and His
redemption.”
Simeon and Anna celebrated the coming of Jesus and His salvation when
Joseph and Mary brought Him to the temple as a baby (Luke 2:25-38).
Simeon, a man who was told by the Spirit that he would not die before he
saw the Messiah, declared: “My eyes have seen Your salvation” (v.30).
When Anna, a widow who served God, saw Jesus, she “spoke of Him to all
those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem” (v.38).
We may experience disappointments or heartache during the Christmas
season, but Jesus and His salvation always give us reason to celebrate.

How wonderful that we on Christmas mornThough centuries have passed since Christ was born,May worship still the Living Lord of men,Our Savior, Jesus, Babe of Bethlehem. —Hutchings

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I am Mel Alarilla, male, married, a Christian trying to be of service to God & His flocks. I aim to spend the remaining days of my life sharing the Gospel and its message to unbelievers who are still groping in the dark. I have no personal motives in doing this but the desire to please God and glorify His name in everything that I do. I have no pretensions in life. I am not extraordinary nor do I claim to be sublime. I am an ordinary mortal who suffers the same pitfalls common to man.